Living
Quatrain 313
Translated by E. H. Whinfield (1883) · From The Quatrains (Whinfield)
Living
Ne'er for one moment leave your cup unused!
Wine keeps heart, faith, and reason too, amused;
Had Iblis swallowed but a single drop,
To worship Adam he had ne'er refused!
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 313.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/312/.
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 313.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/312/.
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